Candicid Forte by Ortho Molecular Products

Clinical Applications

Promotes Healthy Microbial Balance

Helps Maintain Gastro-Intestinal Comfort

Provides Nutrients that Increase Antioxidant Protection

Enhances Immune Function

Gastrointestinal health is directly affected by factors like poor diet and a stressful lifestyle. The prevalence of refined sugars and carbohydrates and lack of fiber in Western diets have been directly linked to changes in the intestinal and colonic environments. Since more than 70% of the body’s immune system resides in the gut, establishing a healthy microbial balance is critical in reducing immune challenges and maintaining inflammatory balance.

Candicid Forte provides a blend of nutrients, fatty acids, potent botanicals and essential oils that promotes healthy microbial balance and immune support. Formulated with the goal of building a healthy gastrointestinal (GI) flora, Candicid Forte includes biotin, a nutrient that inhibits yeast from converting into the more aggressive fungal form, as well as fatty acids like undecylenic and caprylic acid to disrupt the metabolism of candida and create a hostile environment for colonization. It also utilizes potent botanicals such as berberine, Pau D’arco and oregano, rosemary, cinnamon and ginger, to sooth the GI tract, provide potent antioxidant support and ensure microbial balance.

Questions and Answers

2 capsules three times per day or as recommended by your health care professional.

Candicid Forte provides a blend of nutrients, fatty acids,
potent botanicals and essential oils that promotes healthy
microbial balance and immune support. Formulated with
the goal of building a healthy gastrointestinal (GI) flora,
Candicid Forte includes biotin, a nutrient that inhibits yeast
from converting into the more aggressive fungal form, as well
as fatty acids like undecylenic and caprylic acid to disrupt
the metabolism of candida and create a hostile environment
for colonization. It also utilizes potent botanicals, such as
berberine, Pau D’arco, oregano, rosemary, cinnamon and
ginger, to sooth the GI tract, provide potent antioxidant
support and ensure microbial balance.

Overview

Gastrointestinal health is directly affected by factors like poor
diet and a stressful lifestyle. The prevalence of refined sugars
and carbohydrates and lack of fiber in modern diets have
been directly linked to changes in the intestinal and colonic
environments.[1] Since more than 70% of the body’s immune
system resides in the gut, establishing a healthy microbial
balance is critical in reducing immune challenges and
maintaining inflammatory balance.

Biotin†

Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin and cofactor for carboxylases.
The nutrient affects several key systemic functions such as
tissue growth, development, immunity and metabolism.
Deficiencies in biotin have also been linked with mild immune
impairment.[2] Biotin establishes microflora balance in the GI
tract by preventing yeast, especially Candida albicans, from
converting to its more invasive fungal form. In the presence
of biotin, yeast is unable to change into the mycelium form.

Oregano†

Phytonutrients from oregano, such as rosmarinic acid and
quercetin, have been shown to play a role in supporting
antioxidant mechanisms and healthy microbial balance in the
body.[3,4] In addition, the high ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance
capacity), on a scale developed by scientists at the National
Institute of Aging) value of oregano, indicates its significant
antioxidant-scavenging capacity to combat free radicals that
cause oxidative stress. Oregano oil also contains two naturally
occurring microbial balancing agents, named carvacrol and
thymol. Research suggests that these compounds relieve GI
dysbiosis and promote a healthy GI microflora.

Pau D’Arco†

The inner portion of the Pau D’Arco bark has been used by
Native Americans for thousands of years to support intestinal
microbial health.[5] The botanical has been shown to be effective
in promoting healthy intestinal flora and is recommended by
herbalists for a wide variety of GI challenges. Studies have
shown that Pau d’Arco may also balance musculoskeletal
inflammation[6] and invitro studies have shown fractions from
Pau D’Arco support microbial balance.[7]

Zinc Undecylenate†

Undecylenic acid has been used to support microbial and
immune balance in a variety of different microbial challenges.[8,9]
Studies show undecyclenic acid to inhibit morphogenesis of Candida albicans; the compound also appears to interfere
with fatty acid biosynthesis, inhibiting germ tube (hyphae)
formation and disrupting the pH in yeast cells.[10] Of the
medium chain fatty acids, undecylenic acid has also been
shown to provide strong support for microbial balance and is
approximately six times more potent than caprylic acid.[11]

Sodium Caprylate†

Sodium caprylate is the stable sodium salt of caprylic acid, a
fatty acid found in coconuts. In vitro studies show that sodium
caprylate inhibits aerobic and anaerobic growth, provokes loss
of cytoplasm organization and organelles, inhibits budding,
triggers potassium loss and is destructive to the cellular
integrity of Candida albicans.
[12,13] Caprylic acid has been
shown to contribute to microbial balance[14] and to increase
cell telomere size to a desirable 750 ng BDORT.[15]

Berberine HCl†

An alkaloid extracted from plant roots, berberine has been
found to express strong microbe balancing activity In vitro, and
was found to be the best of four agents studied in inhibition of
Candida albicans’ adherence to HT-29 epithelial cells. Berberine
was also found to inhibit SAP (secreted aspartyl proteinases)
activity by 70.2% +/-6%, a marker of yeast conversion to the
aggressive fungal form.[16] In one invitro study, mice given 1
mg/kg body weight of berberine saw an increase in microbial
balance[17] and displayed synergistic effects with fungal
balancing agents.[18]

Rosemary†

The essential oil of rosemary has been shown to exhibit broadspectrum
microbial balancing effects. The oil was analyzed in
vitro microbial balancing and antioxidant was found to have
strong activity.[19] Rosemary extract has also been shown to
decrease oxidative stress in various tissues.[20]

Cinnamon Bark Extract†

In an invitro study looking at different strains of microbes,
including MRSA and Candida species, the essential oil of
cinnamon showed consistent ability to maintain microbial
balance.[21,22] Invitro research has shown that cinnamon extract
causes a change in cell morphology, destruction of organelles
and cellular burst in microbes.[23]

Directions

2 capsules three times per day or as recommended by your
health care professional.

Does Not Contain

Gluten, corn, yeast, artificial colors and flavors.

Cautions

Do not consume this product if you are pregnant or nursing.
Consult your physician for further information.